If the cable is free and not adjusted too tight it may be that the springs are weak or rusted or there is corrosion between the backing plate and the brake shoes preventing it from returning. I have not worked on this setup on my car but had similar problems with a Corvette recently. YOu may have to pull the driveshaft and the drum and get a goot lok at what is going on. Scott 1956 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer 2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab ----Original Message Follows---- From: Nick Nichols <3nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Nick Nichols <3nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [FWDLK] '56 Imperial e-brake Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:06:29 -0700 Hello Everyone, The e-brake on my '56 Imperial sticks at low speed. Everything seems to be be hooked up correctly and nothing is missing. After the car is driven for about twenty minutes the sticking stops. It is of course the type of e-brake that is hooked onto the drive shaft with a brake shoe. The cable goes back and forth fine. Any info greatly appreciated. thanks, Nick Nichols -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos without swamping your Inbox. Get Hotmail Extra Storage today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! |
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